Nicasius Bernaerts

Nicasius Bernaerts, a Flemish painter of animals and flowers, was born at Antwerp in 1608, and was a scholar of Frans Snyders. The subjects of his pictures bear a great resemblance to those of his master, and it is certain that they have been sold as the genuine productions of Snyders. He went to Italy, and on his return settled in Paris, where his works were much appreciated. He was admitted into the Paris Academy in 1663, and died in 1678. There are two paintings by him in the Louvre, where he is called Nicasius. Zani places his birth in 1593, and his death in 1663.

According to the RKD he became master of the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp in 1654.^[1] His pupil was François Desportes.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Nicasius Bernaerts in the RKD

This article incorporates text from the article "BERNAERD, Nicaise" in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers by Michael Bryan, edited by Robert Edmund Graves and Sir Walter Armstrong, an 1886–1889 publication now in the public domain.